Jan 13, 2015

Turkish flatbread

This type of bread is pretty common in Germany (at least in bigger cities) due to a large number of Turkish immigrants. Usually filled with salad and meat, it's sold as the most popular German fast food dish: "Döner Kebab".

But besides that, it goes well with a variety of dishes. It works perfectly on a BBQ buffet and in combination with soups or stews, dishes of oriental or African origin, as well as hot and spicy meals in general.

As an example, I never eat Chili without a nice piece of flatbread...it compliments the flavor and softens the spiciness. You see, I'm a big fan! ^^

course

country

time

difficulty

bread, side dish

Turkey

2h

easy

Ingredients

Yield 1 flatbread (about 14in)

imperial

metric

1lb

450g

flour

1 package

instant yeast

OR 1/2 cube

fresh yeast

1 tsp

sugar

1 tsp

salt

1 tbsp

olive oil

1 1/2 cup

350ml

warm water

1

egg

to your liking

coarse salt, sesame and black cumin

Instruction

mix all ingredients and knead dough well for about 5-10min

coat a bowl with a small amount of oil

place dough into bowl, cover with clean kitchen cloth and let prove for about 1-1,5 hours

use floured hands to gently shape the dough to your liking (in a flat circle or oval)

cover the dough again and let prove for another 20min

pre-heat oven to 400°F/200°C

use you fingers to press deep holes into the dough (preferably in a nice symmetric pattern ;))